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Why are we obsessed with New Year's Eve?
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By Catherine
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Why are we obsessed with New Year's Eve?
It's a funny old time of year - what with swapping warm winter clothes, for brand spanking new glad rags. Of course, surely one has to buy a brand new outfit for what is the best celebration of the year... don't we?
New Year's Eve. It sends a chill down my spine, and I can vouch for others of varying ages, males and females, that I am not alone in this feeling. Why does one evening send gags of girls and many many boys into immature toddlers that fall about after the a tiny drop of alcohol?
Let us consider our ancestors. Did the cave men before us pick a random evening to welcome a new sunset, a new tide that would somehow offer them new found hope and reflection? I doubt it. And I doubt they spent all night dancing around the fire just for the sake of it.
I'm the first to welcome new opportunities and new challenges. After all, we're fickle people and most of us enjoy change as much as the next person. It may be a postmodern feeling, but most of
us at some point in our lives have felt the need to 'grow' and to 'mature'; to change the direction of our lives.
Nowadays, the New Year comes with all of these connotations and preconceptions. But I can't help think now, in such politically savage times that this brings a pressure with it too. From day one we are asked the expected 'what's your New Year's resolution?' I can't possibly say how many times I've heard the phrases 'lose weight,' 'go on a diet' and 'get fit.' You know, you can make this promise to yourself at any point during the year. You have 365 days to choose from. Why set yourself up for a fall on day 1?
And of course, let's not forget the whole hoo-ha pressure of actually going out to celebrate on New Year's Eve. An invisible force suddenly kicks in that says we can't possibly do anything that we would normally do can we?
So I ask you for next New Year, why not bring in 2010 without getting drunk and embarassing yourself. Why not do something completely normal - a night in front of the TV anybody?
New Year's Eve. It sends a chill down my spine, and I can vouch for others of varying ages, males and females, that I am not alone in this feeling. Why does one evening send gags of girls and many many boys into immature toddlers that fall about after the a tiny drop of alcohol?
Let us consider our ancestors. Did the cave men before us pick a random evening to welcome a new sunset, a new tide that would somehow offer them new found hope and reflection? I doubt it. And I doubt they spent all night dancing around the fire just for the sake of it.
I'm the first to welcome new opportunities and new challenges. After all, we're fickle people and most of us enjoy change as much as the next person. It may be a postmodern feeling, but most of
Nowadays, the New Year comes with all of these connotations and preconceptions. But I can't help think now, in such politically savage times that this brings a pressure with it too. From day one we are asked the expected 'what's your New Year's resolution?' I can't possibly say how many times I've heard the phrases 'lose weight,' 'go on a diet' and 'get fit.' You know, you can make this promise to yourself at any point during the year. You have 365 days to choose from. Why set yourself up for a fall on day 1?
And of course, let's not forget the whole hoo-ha pressure of actually going out to celebrate on New Year's Eve. An invisible force suddenly kicks in that says we can't possibly do anything that we would normally do can we?
So I ask you for next New Year, why not bring in 2010 without getting drunk and embarassing yourself. Why not do something completely normal - a night in front of the TV anybody?
Tags & Keywords : New Year, New Year's Eve, January 1st, January, Life Experience, Socialising, Friends, Family, Holiday, Season, alcohol, behaviour
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